Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"You are it. You are the Self that is the ground of the entire universe."Alan Watts
"The self that comes to mind as 'I' is a social institution."Alan Watts
"You are the universe exploring itself through human consciousness."Alan Watts
"The greatest deception of man is his conception of himself."Alan Watts
"The world is not something external to you."Alan Watts
"Consciousness cannot contemplate itself directly without distortion."Alan Watts
"We worship our own creations and have forgotten the creator."Alan Watts
"Suffering is caused by attachment to things that are impermanent."Alan Watts
"The mind creates the illusion of separation."Alan Watts
"The ego cannot understand the nature of the self."Alan Watts
"The journey inward is the only real journey."Alan Watts
"To progress spiritually, one must learn to see the divine in the ordinary."Annie Besant
"The architecture of the soul is built thought by thought."Annie Besant
"Philosophy begins when we question the nature of our existence."Paramahansa Yogananda
"The human being is a threefold creature: thinking, feeling, and willing."Rudolf Steiner
"Philosophy asks the questions that science cannot answer."Rudolf Steiner
"The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't something imposed on you by gurus."Ram Dass
"We're all just consciousness pretending to be individuals."Ram Dass
"Consciousness is the only ground of being."Ram Dass
"You can't transcend the human condition without embracing it fully."Ram Dass
"We are all just cosmic consciousness expressing itself."Ram Dass
"The heart is the bridge between the material and the spiritual."Ram Dass
"The depth of a person's life is measured by their capacity for self-transcendence."Paul Tillich
"The finite cannot adequately explain itself."Paul Tillich
"Being embraces all things that are."Paul Tillich
"The self is that which can be aware of itself."Paul Tillich
"The tragic element is essential to all being."Paul Tillich
"Being-itself is the ground of all existence."Paul Tillich
"The demonic is not evil but the destructive use of power."Paul Tillich
"Person is the bridge between nature and spirit."Paul Tillich